Smart displays are the new alarm clocks, and why not? They tell the time, they have alarms, they love to chat, and they’re easier to program than old-school LED alarms. Oh, and on Black Friday, they’re also way cheap.

Take the Amazon Echo Show 5Remove non-product link, one of our favorite smart displays that’s equipped with a five-inch screen, onboard Alexa, and a built-in camera for video calls.

The August Smart Lock Pro is one of the easiest-to-install retrofit smart locks on the market, and you can snap one up on Black Friday for a steep discount.

On sale for $149 (or $130 off its usual $279 sticker price), the August Smart Lock Pro + ConnectRemove non-product link kit includes both the smart lock and a bridge that connects the Bluetooth-enabled lock to your Wi-Fi network.

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You can buy the Google Nest Hub for 50% off on Black Friday, provided you get twoThu, 28 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0800Ben PattersonBen Patterson

Wait, two smart displays in one house? It’s actually not a bad idea (I have a couple myself), and you can snap up a fantastic two-for-one deal on the seven-inch Google Nest Hub smart display on Black Friday.

Sam’s Club is offering a Google Nest Hub two-packRemove non-product link for $129, which comes out to about $65 each. That’s a 50-percent discount on the Nest Hub’s $129 retail price, and it’s a good $15 less than Google’s Black Friday price for a single display.

If you’ve been dragging your feet about installing a smart alarm system in your home, you’ve just run out of excuses, with Amazon’s Ring brand rolling out a series of enticing discounts for Black Friday.

While Ring is owned by Amazon, some of Ring’s best early Black Friday can be found from other retailers.

Best Buy is selling its own exclusive RIng Alarm Starter KitRemove non-product link, which includes a base station, two keypads, three contact sensors, an extended, and two motion detectors, for $210, a $90 savings—oh, and you get a free Amazon Echo Dot, too.

If you’ve been holding off on buying a brand-new 4K TV with all the trimmings, your wait might be over. Black Friday 2019 is promising some of the best TV deals we’ve ever seen, with 4K and OLED sets from the likes of LG, Sony, Samsung, Vizio, TCL, and more, with many of them boasting such top-of-the-line features as Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, and Alexa and Google Assistant support.

Vizio 75-inch P-series Quantum 4K TV

An early Black Friday TV deal that caught our eye was this 75-inch P-series Quantum 4K TV from VizioRemove non-product link. Boasting quantum dot technology, which is designed to boost color by up to 115 percent compared to a typical 4K HDR TV, the P-Series Quantum supports Dolby Vision, HLG (or Hybrid Log Gamma, an HDR technology designed for broadcasters), and HDR10, while full-array backlighting with 240 local dimming zones help to boost contrast even further. You can stream video from your phone via Apple AirPlay 2 or Chromecast, and you can control the TV with voice commands via Alexa or Google Assistant.

Yes, you can enjoy 3D Dolby Atmos and DTS:X sound without in-ceiling or upfiring speakers, and this 3.1-channel Sony soundbar, which is selling for a steep discount during Black Friday week, is a case in point.

On sale at Best Buy for $700—that's $200 off—the Sony HT-Z9F soundbarRemove non-product link comes with a three-channel main unit and a wireless subwoofer, and it uses Sony’s Vertical Sound Engine technology to deliver 7.1.2-channel audio, which is perfect for movies and TV shows with Dolby Atmos or DTS:X soundtracks.

Think 4K video looks amazing? Wait until you feast your eyes on Samsung’s 8K QLED TV, which is getting a steep discount in the wake of Amazon Prime Day.

Samsung also has deals on its 4K TVs (hey, many of those are still pretty impressive), as well as some Dolby Atmos-capable soundbars.

Samsung Q900 8K QLED 75-inch smart TV

Among the best picks in Samsung’s TV and soundbar sale (running now through August 3) is Samsung’s tremendous Q900 8K QLEDRemove non-product link, a TV so eye-popping that it earned our Editors’ Choice award for smart TVs.

When it comes to Bluetooth headphones, “Beats” and “bargain” aren’t words you expect to see in the same sentence. But this year’s Amazon Prime Day marks an exception to the rule, with the Beats Solo3 on-ear headsetRemove non-product link selling for its lowest price ever.

If your keys, wallet, or laptop (ugh!) have an evil tendency to disappear just when you need them, these diminutive Bluetooth trackers can help you pin down their hiding place.

Winner of PCWorld’s coveted Editors’ Choice award, a two-pack of the Tile ProRemove non-product link is selling for $33 (45 percent off) during the second half of Amazon Day, along with various configurations of the less expensive Tile Mate and Tile SlimRemove non-product link. The best value is the $40 bundle that includes two Tile mates and two Tile SlimsRemove non-product link, an all-time low for this package.